Graphics

Changing a Figure's Settings

The table below shows parameters that you can set before submitting your figure to the printer.

Column 1 of the table lists all parameters that you can change.

Column 2 shows the default setting that MATLAB uses.

Column 3 shows which dialog box to use to set that parameter. If you can make this setting on only one platform, this is noted in parentheses: (W) for Windows, and (U) for UNIX.

Some dialog boxes have tabs at the top to enable you to select a certain category. These categories are denoted in the table below using the format <dialogbox>/<tabname>. For example, "Page Setup/Size ..." in this column means to use the Page Setup dialog box, selecting the Size and Position tab.

Column 4 shows how to set the parameter using the MATLAB print or set function. When using print, the table shows the appropriate command option (for example, print -loose). When using set, it shows the property name to set along with the type of object (for example, (Line) for line objects).

Parameter	Default	Dialog Box	PRINT Command or SET Property
Select figure	last active window	none	print -fhandle
Select printer	system default	Print	print -pprinter
Figure size	8-by-6 inches	Page Setup/Size ...	PaperSize (Figure) PaperUnits (Figure)
Position on page	0.25 in. from left, 2.5 in. from bottom	Page Setup/Size ...	PaperPosition (Figure) PaperUnits (Figure)
Position mode	manual	Page Setup/Size ...	PaperPositionMode (Figure)
Paper type	letter	Page Setup/Paper	PaperType (Figure)
Paper orientation	portrait	Page Setup/Paper	PaperOrientation (Figure)
Renderer	selected by MATLAB	Page Setup/Axes ...	print -zbuffer | -painters | -opengl
Renderer mode	Auto	Page Setup/Axes ...	RendererMode (Figure)
Resolution	depends on driver or graphics format	Print Properties (W) Printing Options (U)	print -rresolution
Axes tick marks	recompute	Page Setup/Axes ...	XTickMode, etc. (Axes)
Background color	force to white	Page Setup/Axes ...	Color (Figure) InvertHardCopy (Figure)
Font size	as in the figure	Fig. Copy Template	FontSize (Text)
Bold font	regular font	Fig. Copy Template	FontWeight (Text)
Line width	as in the figure	Fig. Copy Template	LineWidth (Line)
Line style	black or white	Fig. Copy Template	LineStyle (Line)
Line and text color	black and white	Page Setup/Lines ...	Color (Line, Text)
CMYK color	RGB color	Printing Options (U)	print -cmyk
UI controls	printed	Page Setup/Axes ...	print -noui
Bounding box	tight	Printing Options (U)	print -loose
Copy background	transparent	Copy Options (W)	see "Background color"
Copy size	same as screen size	Copy Options (W)	see "Figure Size"

Exporting a Figure to the Clipboard

Selecting the Figure